CAT ON THE ROCKER
I sit
On the
Rocking chair
Gently
Moving...
My eyes
Begin
To Close
And soon
I'm asleep.
The world
Around
Me
From dull
Turns
To light...
I'm in a
Dream flight!
I run around
Gardens
Singing
Joyful
Songs.
The birds
They join
Me
As I
Run around.
Free, I am
Of every
Worry
And care. .
I'll never
Turn back
I promise
Myself!
Just as I'm
About to
Chase
A butterfly,
I'm called
Awake
By my
Name.
No...
I purring
In
Protest.
Just let me
Be
The sleeping
Cat
On the
Rocker.
Dreaming
Dreams
In vivid
Happy colors!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE GHASTLY BEAUTY
I put on
A pair
Of heels
And clickety
Clack
Walked
Around...
My gown
Was
Silver white.
My face
And hair,
A ghastly
Sight!
I moved
Around
While all
Slept...
For a
Scream fest,
I was
Ready...
Should anyone
Awaken
And see
Me!
Passing by
A mirror,
I paused
Looking in...
I liked
What my
Hollow eyes
Saw...
I smiled.
I had to
Wake them
Up
I thought.
They
Had to
See me
The ghastly
Ghostly
High heeled
Beauty!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE DANCE GAME
The waltz
Begins.
The music
Is
Life...
The dancers
Move
In perfect
Step
To the beats
Of lives!
I watch
And marvel...
Transfered
At the
Spectacle.
From a waltz
It has become
A jive,..
From that,
It has turned
To a
Break dance!
Hide and
Seek
To Life's
Every beat..
Oh, the sun
And rain
Do entertain
Upon
The heavenly
Stage.
I watch
In awe
The
Dance game!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TO THE WORLD
I stand
By the
Window
Looking out...
The world
Lives
Engulfed
In a
Cloud!
A cloud
Of
Uncaringness
And
That of
Hate.
A cloud
That decides
Life's fate.
The world
Breathes
Jealousy
And greed!
I wish
I could
Turn away
My gaze...
I want to
Within
My hands
Hide
My face.
I'm looking
Out
From within
Afraid
Of being
The knowing
Victim.
You see,
The world
Knows
It's in a
Cloud..
Yet it does
Nothing
From it,
To get
Out.
It's a willing
Captive
Of unparalleled
Injustice.
Break free
World,
I urge.
Free from
The cloud
Somehow.
Live
Free
Only by love
Bound!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
QUIET COMPANY
A song
Plays
In the
Background...
The room
Is void
Of
Live voices!
She sits
Half in
Darkness
Half in
Light...
She has it
All at
Her fingertips
Yet
From her
Escape
Quiet cries!
People pass
In and out
The door
But they see
Naught
What matters
Most...
Some say
She's brave
So strong.
And still
Others
Claim
She's
A warrior
Born...
Truth be
Told
She is
All of these
And none.
She is
Simply
Alone!
The songs
May play
She may
Sometimes
Sing.
In the
Quietness
Of her heart
She weeps.
Her name
Only I
Know...
I keep her
Company
In
The quiet
Of my
Soul.
She's my
All!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TOMORROW
Tomorrow.
Is
A dream.
We donf know
What theme
It is!
Whether
A popcorn
Crunching
Thriller
Or a
Knuckle
Biting
Horror?
Will it
Be
A teary
Romance
Or another's
Life
Renacted
And caught
Through
A lense?
A fun filled
Laughter
Inducing
Fest
Perhaps...
We don't know
And we
Won't know
Unless our
Eyes
Open from
Sleep...
Tomorrow is
But a
Dream
Waiting
To be lived!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
RUNNING
I was awake
When
A ghost
I saw...
Loud, I screamed
Running
For the
Door!
I paused
On my way
Out
And turned
Around.
Big mistake
This was.
For
The ghost
Caught
My eye...
.it rushed
At me
With an
Otherworldly
Speed!
My breath
Caught
My eyes
Wouldn't blink.
At the threshold
I stood.
I knew for
Sure
I was
Done
For!
Inches from
Me
The ghost
Paused...
Booh!
It said
With glee
I'm no
Ordinary
Ghost
You see
I'm you
And this,
You better
Believe!
Turns out
I was
Running
Away
From me!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LAUGHTER
There's nothing
Better
Than good
Laughter
In the morning...
Sleep
Scurries
Away
Taking
With it
Dark
Thoughts
Threatening
To darken
The day!
A smile
A grin
A roaring.
Gleeful
Laugh
Always
Wins.
It Disperses
Teary
Sighs
In a blink....
Then, the
Whole
Day
Is great.
As the blues
Slip
Afar,
Only laughter
Must fill
Our days'
Hearts!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
FURRY FURY
The birds
Chirp
As I open
My eyes...
It's a new
Dawn
I quietly
Realize!
My heart
Thumps
Hard
In my
Chest...
With waking
Up
Comes
Fear
Of being
Attacked!
Not today
Nor tomorrow
But one day
The assailant
Will
Strike...
That's why
I prefer
To
Close my
Eyes.
I'll slumber
A while
Longer
To Chirps
Of my
Feathery
Friends.
They will
Try to protect
themselves and
Me
From the
Furry
Fury
That I fear
Will come
For me
And them
Someday,
Somehow
Without
Warning!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THINKING
When i
Sit
And at a
Blank page
Stare,
I know
It's time
For my
Quill
The blankness
To scratch.
With words
And lines
That rhyme
A poem
I must
Write!
On what
Will it
Be though
I don't
Really know...
I will
Think
It over
A minute
Or five...
And lo!
I have
Filled
The blank
Page
With
These
Words
And lines.
Indeed
What a
Rhyme!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE ANGELS' MISSION
Fluffy white
Pillows
Laid across
A wide
Blue mattress...
Angels
Slumber
Dreaming
Dreams!
Cupids
And rainbows
Laughters
And smiles...
Happiness
In
Sighs!
Skipping
Ropes
Hide and
Seek...
These
Are the
Dreams
Angels
In slumber
See!
And when
Night
Falls,
Angels
Turn on
Their
Night
Lamps...
They come
Awake
Intending
To turn
The chaotic
World
To their
Happy
Simple
Dreaming
Sleeping
Place!
Let us
Help them
In every
Possible
Way
To make
The world
A happy
Dreaming
Place!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TANGO LAUGHS
The sound
Of
Laughter
Echoss
Through
The hallways
Of the
Past....
Something deep
Is awakened...
Something..
That's been
Asleep
In the
Heart of
Memories!
When we
Were kids
All was fun
Everything
We did
Was a
Blast ..
Not the
Kind
That hurts,
No.
It was a blasts
Of joy
Childhood
Laughter!
The two
Laughters
Meet...
The present
And the
Past
Dance
A tango...
Seamless
Beauty
Moves
In every
Tingling
Note.
Laughter
Of the
Yester years
With that
Of today
Is a melody
Of the soul
That never
Truly
Fades!
How I'd give
Just about
Anything
Within
The laughter
To stay!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
CHOCOLATE TOOTHPASTE
What if
Toothpaste
Was made
Of chocolate...
Wouldn't that
Be a treat?
Brush daily
Thrice
And creative
Cavities!
Such art
Dentists
Will marvel.
Awards will
Be won
In the form
Of
Fillings.
The yucky
Taste
Will prevail
Until
We once
Again
Brush
Our teeth
With chocolate
Toothpaste!
Oh, a never-ending
Cycle
It will be
But we
Won't care
We'll keep
Brushing
Our teeth.
Afterall
It'll be
Chocolate
Toothpaste
With a hint
Of mint...
A Dentist's
Dream!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SUNNY EMBRACE
Sitting quiet
I watched
The sun
As it shone...
It felt
Like
A song
I heard
Played
On a
Harp!
The shining
Day star
Left me
Dazzled
And warm...
It wrapped
Around
Me
Like
An old friend's
Embrace.
Full of
Kindness...
I let myself
Bask
In the rays!
Such joy
Stole my
Soul
I never
Did want
To see
The sun
To go.
And so
We stayed
In each other's
Arms...
The loved
And beloved
For the
Rest of
Our lives!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
GREY SKY, I SAY
I see the
Sky
It wears
A dull
Grey
Mantle...
With every
Passing
Minute
It will
Come undone
I know
And in so
Doing,
Hide
The sun.
It won't
Let it.shine
Nor glow
The sun
It will
Cover...
Oh sky
Clad in
Grey
I beg you
Your
Mantle
Change.
Wear blue
Robes
With gold
Streaks
And let
Those who
Look
Upon you
Enjoy
A summer
Feast!
I'd like nothing
More
Than
This!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
WHEN WE MET
I saw you
Way over
There
You smiled
As I waved...
Your eyes
Gleamed
With
A mystery
As you
Winked
At me!
Oh my
Breath caught
My heart
Fluttered...
Butterflies
Took flight
In my tummy
As you
Cams towards
Me!
Happiness
Had
Found my
Soul
As I wrapped
My arms
Around your
Whole.
I knew
Then
In this solitary
Crowded
World
I was no
Longer
On my
Own,
Alone!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
MY SKIPPING HEART
I noticed.you
From afar.
You are
Hard to
Miss
Seeing as
How you
Are
My heart.
Why do you
Skip
Making me
Catch
My breath?
Have you
For my
Life
No respect?
I know you
Care...
I know you
Do. .
I only
Desire
To understand
Why jump
At whiles
I least expect...
Giving me
The feeling
Of you
Coming
Out of
My chest!
Is it that
You like
Skipping
When I
See
Certain things?
Hmm
I believe
I have
Figured
It out ..
My heart
You are
Simply, truly
Looking
To be
Noticed
By Love!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SHOW DISRUPTED
I heard
The rain
Fall
Even as the
Wind
Howled...
My heart
Ached
As I
Watched
The
Dance parade
Go
Awry.
After months
Of practice
And endless
Doubts
Put away,
The tiny
Ballerinas
Stepped
On the
World stage!
The music
Began
With a
Boom
And a Crash
Yes, the
Lighting
Was just
As
In sync.
It didn't
Take long
Though
For the
Wind to
Ruin
It all...
It blew
Hard
So the
Ballerinas
Were
In mid steps
Dispersed.
The
Dance recital
Disrupted!
Ah wicked
Wind,
You've done
The
Little ones
Wrong...
We were
All loving
The show
Until you
Burst into
Your howling
Song!
Quiet now
Let the
Rain drops
Dance
Upon
Their toes
For the
Remainder
Of
The monsoon
Show!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE WORLD'S PORTRAIT
There's a
Raging war
In every
Corner
Of the
World.
They are
Tearing
Lives
Apart.
Rearranging
Feelings
In hearts!
Love turns
To hate.
Trust
To distrust.
Loyalty
To disloyalty.
Friendship
To animosity.
Such
An ugly
And sad
Picture
I know
I paint
With winds
But it is
The Portrait
Of today's
World!
It is
Upto
You and
Me
To change
It all...
To rewrite
Tomorrow's
History.
Can we
Do it?
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SWEETNESS OF YOU
Oh sweet
Laughter
You
Are music
In a dream...
I hear you
And smile
For you
Make
The hard
Times
Worthwhile!
Like rock 'n' roll
You at whiles
Rumble
From deep within
Me
Out through
My lips.
You bring
Delight
You are
Joy.
Laughter
You never
Destroy!
I carry
You with me
Everywhere
I go
That the
World may
Hear you
And join in
The laughter
Call!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
NOT A CRIME
It pains
Me
To
Think
And see
How you
Look at me
Judgingly.
I've done no
Wrong
Only tried
To live
Hurt free
In this
World!
You point
An accusing
Finger
And say words
That
Long after
Spoken
Linger...
They have
Carved
A niche
In my soul
Like bad
Love songs
They play
On repeat
On their
Own.
I listen
And quietly
Sigh
I'm not
High!
When will
You see
I'm not
A drug
Junkie.
I'm just
Trying
To be
Pain free.
It's not
A crime
You know
For I haven't
Broken
Any laws!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
STOP BADGERING
Why, do you
Treat me
Like An
Errant
Child?
Iid like
To know
What I have
Done
To be
Treated
So...
Have you
Not seen
How grown
Up
I am?
If you have
Then stop
Being
An unsupportive
Friend!
Never would l
Put myself
In harms
Way.
For you
To
Think otherwise...
I'm offended.
Oh, it's
A free world
We live in
Do you not
Realize
This?
I can ask
A lot
More queries
But where
Will they
Lead me?
Nowhere
Really
Unless
You let me
Be
And be a
Supportive
Friend
To me!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
PAPER BAG FREE
A paper bag
Rides
On the wind...
It is
Pretty
And it
Knows it!
To all
It waves.
A sign
Of how
Friendly
And free
It truly
Is!
The other
Bags
Do not
Bother, though...
They are
Weighed down
By heavy
Loads,
Troubles
Of their
Own...
How they
Desire
To ride
On the wind
Too
It shows on
Their faces...
To leave
Behind, their
Worries
For the
Others
To carry ...
The paper
Bag
Riding high
On the
Wings of
The wind,
In life
It dropped
Every
Troubling
Thing!
The others
Know
This
And they are
Tempted
To do the
Same...
One never
Knows
They may
Well
One day
Throw all
Cares away
To ride
The wind
Waves!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
AGE OLD LOVE STORY
Roiling waves
Crash
And break
Upon
Rocks so
Hard.
As each
Falls apart
I watch
With tears
In my heart!
The waves
They are
Ripples
In the veil
Of the
Mermaid
Bride!
Oh how
Will she
Ever
Walk down
The aisle?
The groom
Awaits
Radiant
In gold...
He shines
His passion
For all to
See.
His love
Lifts
Every romantic
Being!
The two
Meet
Every twilight.
The sun
And the
River bride!
A mere
Mortal
Such
As me,
Lose
Myself
In their
Age old
Love story!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LETTERS
Your letters
Are words
Alive
On a page...
I look forward
To one
Because
I can feel
Freedom
Call to me
Like
A bird
In a cage!
You write
To me
Making me
Smile...
It is something
I haven't
Done
In a while!
I read every
Word you scrawl
Yes I know
It means
A lot.
Letters
Can
Make and break
Lives...
I hope you
Choose
What is right...
Never crush
This poor
Heart
Rather, fill
It always
With delight!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
YOU DON'T KNOW ME
Judge me
Not
By what
You see...
I could be
A pearl
Within two
Shells...
Or maybe
Even a
Diamond
The kind
You have
Never before
Seen!
Do not
Pity
Me
No, don't...
Save the
Sympathy
For those
Real needy!
I am
In my own
Right,
A marvelous
Wonder!
I make
Jaws
Drop
And minds
Ponder
Things
They thought
They knew
About me...
I am ever
Evolving
A one
Of a kind
Human being!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LAUGH ON
Laughter
What a
Beautiful
Sound...
Like tin̈kling
Of bells
And
The music
Of seashells...
It is
The tune
Of a roar
And it is
Like the
Chirping
Of birds...
Laughter is
Like
Ice in a
Crystal bowl.
Undeniably
Musical!
Oh laughs
And giggles
Even snorts,
One can
Never have
Enough of!
The world
Is too
Cold
Too mean
And upsetting.
Hence
Laughter
In every
Good form
Must find
Its place
In minds
And hearts
Of all
Human
Living beings!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
TAKE A MOMENT
It's all
A race.
From the
Moment
We come
To life
Awake.
We are
Told to
Decide,
To
Think
No, we
Can't go
Through
Life
On whim!
I ask
Why
Not?
For I believe
Too much
Thinking
Makes
Our
Heads
Drop
And our
Eyes
Close.
Yes
Way too
Much thinking
Makes us,
Before
Our time
Old!
Oh it's
All a
Race.
When will
We
See
Life
In a
Relaxed
Unhurtied
State?
Think lightly
On it
I ask you
Do not
Overload
Your poor
Brain!
Live life
Not
The race!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
DANCING
I slipped
On
My dazzling
Shoes
And
Did some
Real
Smooth
Moves...
The music
Began
To play
And
I waltzed
And swayed!
No arms
Held me.
No partner
Led.
I held
Thin sir's
Shoulders
Effortlessly
As
I moved
My dazzling
Dancing
Shoes!
I heard
Cheering
And loud
Cheer...
I was
The world's
Best
Dancer.
This is
How it's done.
One needs
Only
A pair
Of shiny clad
Feet
To be
The greatest
Dancing
Feat!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SUMMER AND ME
The waves
Upon rocks
Crashed
As I stroll
Down
The river way...
I watched the
Sun
Peep at
Me
Through
Misty
Clouds
Light Grey!
A beautiful
Moment
In many
It was
As I
Asked
Summer
To stay.
Come on
Linger
A while
More
That I might
Enjoy
I said
For, the rain
Isn't my
Heart's
Friend.
It leaves
Everything
So dull
And wet!
The sun
Dipped lower
As though
Bowing
To me
As if
I were
It's queen
And it
My king!
I shall
Remain
As you
Wish
It whispered
To me on
The wind
Kissing
Mt cheek!
I smiled
Content...
As I walked
Home
I knew
I'd won
Summer's
Hand!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
WHAT I BELIEVE
Sometimes
I
Wonder
What life
Is all about...
For, I hear
People
Say
It's hard
And that
One must
At times
To one's
Fate
Surrender.
Why?
I ask
Give up?
One should
Always.
Fight back
And not
Give in
Like.losers.
But I know
There are
Those
That
Taunt
Uttering words
That haunt
One's core...
Oh such
Unfairness
I've never
Heard before!
Each to their
Own
Is what I
Believe and
Say
Let us
All
Live our
Lives
Our way!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
NOT TRUE
Oh, accuse
Me not
Of lying.
It makes
Me
Sad
And feel
Like
Crying.
I do not
Tell
Untruhhs.
It isn't
Who I am!
For, to lie
That,
One must
Be
Of a stone
Heart!
Tall untruths
Are like
High
Winding paths...
At every
Turn
One never
Knows
What awaits
One...
I will
Never chance
It.
So hurtful
It is
That you
Say
I lie
To get
My way...
I shall talk
No more
Of this
For doing
So
I only fall
In deep.
And oh
How my tongue
Itches
To speak
Lies
If only to
Hear you
Say
I told
You so
With a satisfied
Smile!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
YOUR BLANK PAGE
Sleepy eyes
Do wake up
It's a new
Day
A new page
You must
Fill up.
With tales
Of your
Doings...
Fill the
Blankness
With
Your dreams
Paint pictures
With words
That they
May come
To life!
Come along
Sleepy eyes
Blink awake
It is
Already
Today,
The dawn
Has risen
To greet
You.
I watch
You slumber
And pray
That your
Todays
Be full of
Your dreams
Come to
Life
When each
Day
You awake
And fill
Your blank
Page!
FREDERIKA. MENEZES
SHE
I hear
The litter
Patter
Of tiny
Running
Feet...
That's when
I know
She's outside
My windows
And front
Door!
Her steps
Like music
They make
My feet
And fingers
Tap...
Without
Realizing it
I am
At her music
Show!
She is pretty
When calm
And dangerous
When angry
Her powers
Are beyond
Human
Capacity.
I love her
Yet
I don't
For if and
When she's
Around
Away, the
SUn
Goes!
She brings
All to
Their knees
In Thanksgiving
Or grief.
Oh
Only
She can
Do both...
Her name
Is
Rain
And she's
Feared and
Revered
In equal
Measure
In mankind's
World!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE GAME
There was
A loud boom
And a
Crash...
I froze
In fright
Rooted to
The spot
Afraid to
Move
Left
Or right!
Another boom
Responded
And i
Ducked
Cowering...
What was
Happening?
Then, there
Was a
Tip and
A tap...
These followed
More of
The same...
With my eyes
Closed
I thought
I was going
Insane!
It all went
On
For quite
A while...
Eyes shut
Tight
I was a
Statue
Of true
Fright
Someone
Somewhere
Took a photo
And the camera
Flash
Revealed
My whole.
A voice
Whispered
In my
Ear
Then
And said
It's only
Thunder
Lightning and
Rain...
Be not
So terribly
Afraid!
It's the
Angels at
Play!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
LOVE'S PLAN
Love watched
Me
With a keen
Eye...
It planned
Quietly
To steal
First my heart
Then, my
Mind!
I lived oblivious
Like a
Fool
Thinking
All tbe while
I was cool.
There came
A point
In life
When I paused...
A mistake
It was!
Love saw
Its chance
It stepped
Across my path...
Our eyes
Met
My soul
Danced
And my heart
A best
It skipped.
I fell
And
Love caught
Me...
Oh, how
Wonderful
Live
Turned out
To be!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SUCH A WONDER
I stared
At this
Page
Snow white
Blank...
I willed
Myself
To
Think
Of something
To scrawl...
Anything
At all!
Words took
Off
In a hurry
And sentences
Joggdd...
I called after
Them
To please stay
That I might
Put them
On the page...
It stayed blank
Though
However much
I tried
To write
A story
World!
Then
After a
Half hour
I put my
Pen down
Wirb a frown...
And lo!
The page
Stood blank
No more
There, upon it
Were all
These lines
And words!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
MY JOY
I looked
At the
Sky
And lo!
The sun
Was bright
And high.
I smiled
Indulgently
Nodding
A greeting!
A ray
Pierced
My soul
While my heart
Danced
A summersault.
Such delight
So much
Fun
To be out
In the sun!
I told him
To stay
And not
Go away...
For he is
My one and
Only
Gold ray.
Irreplaceable
In every
Way!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
WORD POWER
The written
Word
Holds immense
Power.
It can change
The past
And map
Out
The future!
We all carry
The ability
For change
In talk
And written
Lines on
A page.
Always
Remember this
That you
May change
A life...
And in so
Doing,
Turn, for
The better
The course
Of time!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE SUN RAY AND ME
A ray Of
Sunlight
Kisses
My face...
Warm and caring
It spreads
Like
An embrace!
I revel in
It
Whispering
Hold me
To the broad
SUN beam...
Warmed and
Safe
I do feel
After a day
Of
Angels
Weeping!
I prayed
You'd come
And stay
I say
To the sun.ray...
And in response
The mischievous
Beam
Let's the rain
Mingle with
It.
Thus I am
Bathed
In a
Rainbow
Prism.
Such beauty
In the moment
I'm in the
Spotlight
Of heaven!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
BEATING THE GLOOM
Laughter
To begin
The day
Is a sure
Way
To keep
The blues
At bay.
When one
Laughs
One scares
Off
What one doesn't
Want!
This is
Why
When I open
My eyes
To morning
Light,
I smile, chuckle
And laugh
And in so
Doing
I break
The spells
Of frowns
And ill temper
That were
Cast on me
When in slumber...
It works
Like
Magic,
Like the sun
Parting
Dark rain clouds...
You truly
Ought to try
It out!
So cheers
To a
Bright day.
Just laugh
The gloom
Away!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
PAUE3 IH TRYING
You try
To win my
Heart
Through
A message...
Writing love
Notes
The old fashioned
Way.
It's fun
But not exactly
Romantic.
Indeed when
I read your
Lines
I struggle to
Keep open
My eyes!
So boring
You do get
That Cupid's arrow
Goes
Zigzag..
Can you blame
The old little
Guy?
After all the
Love matches
He has put
Together
Oh he is
Tired!
Just when
He thought
He'd catch
A wink,
You come along
With your
Ridiculous
Messaging!
If you want
My complete
Attention
I say
Be interesting
Or
Simply
Let Cupid
Relax
And allow
Me
Time to
Reflec4 and see
Whether you
Are
Right for me!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
FOREVER
Sparkly eyes
Look at me
Like stats
In the
Shy
They captivate
My being.
A mischievous
Smile
Throws me
Off guard
Always
Making me
Catch my
Breath!
A little red
Nose
Makes me
Smile
And
Orio like
Feet
It's the whole
Package
I can't resist.
Oh and the
Big heart
Carried in
Tiny hands
It spells
Love
At first sight!
I'm talking
About
Booglie Boo
My Panda
Best friend.
He has my
Heart
Full of
Love
From now
Until
Time's end!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SHUSH
Giggles and
Laughs
Are the order
Of the day
When I
Hear you
Say
What you
Say...
You speak
Like a song
Out of tune
Clearly
You aren't
The talkative
Kind
Are you?
How could you
Be so
When you
Apparently
Rarely
Speak?
Am I wrong
Correct me
If so
For I'd very much
Like to know...
Oh there
You go
Speaking
Again
And me, I'm laughing
Hard
I feel no
Shame!
Oh shush
I can't take
Anymore
Seriously
You had
Better sing
Your words.
Or will
That be worse?
Oh i cannot tell
Any longer
Your clanging
Throat
Has made
Me
Bonkers!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
SUN BEAM
I stand
Before you
Plain.
Wash over me
Oh sun ray!
It is you
I seek
To warm
My whole
As I live and
Breathe
You are
My soul.
The river shimmere
Gold
In your sight
Silver too
At times!
Oh sun beam
You dazzle
Me
When you
Glow,
I know
The world
Is
Lovely...
So don̈t
Hide behind
Cloudy veils
You are
Life giving
In a very
Wholesome
Way.
Oh sun ray!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
THE ONCE PEARL
I once
Was known
As the eastern
Pearl
Now my
Beauty
Is
Fading...
I'm hit
And mistreated
Abused by
Admirers.
They call me
Lovely
Paradise pretty
Yet
They won't
Let me
Be!
My face
Is scared
By modern
Time dreams...
My soul
Torn
From within...
All of my
Own
Have abandoned
Me
For what they
Believe
Are
Far better
Rivers and
Streams
Of currency!
Oh, I weep
For what I
Was
And what i
Have become.
A hideoua
Face
A ragged soul,
My heart
Tattered and
Torn.
I am
Not what I
Once was...
I am
Goa no
More!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
KNOWING
Gently blowing
The breeze
Sways
My whole...
Facing the waves
Of life
I stand
Alone.
No hand
To hold
Nor shoulder
To lean on...
I'm a no one
Companion
To the soft
Winds
Of passing time.
My dreams
Are ripples
Upon the shore
Of sighs...
I silently
Cry!
The river
Wraps itself
Around my
Feet
As though
Beckoning me
Into it...
I do not
Swim
Yet I shall not
Drown
For the waters
Will carry
To
Other Shores
Where i will
Not
Sigh
Anymore.
Gently blowing
The breeze
Sways
Me whole...
I know
I must go!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
UNFORTUNATE YOU
Why?
Why do you
Turn me
Away
Making my
Heart beat slow
And to the
Rhythm of
Pain
Sway?
It was such
A smooth
Road
We were on
Until you carved
A.hole
Letting me
Fall...
You then stepped
Back
Not giving me
A hand!
There were other
Things
To do,
Life to live
Instead of helping
Me up
To stand!
Oh, how dare you
To myself
I thought..
As I lay there
Eating dirt!
Then all at
Once
I knew
What to do...
I rose up
And began
Following you
So if you thought
You got
Rid of me
Think again.
You have
Made yourself
An enemy friend!
Beware
For
I am the ghost
Of Miss
Cruel cool!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
FOR EVERY MOTHER
A wish
From the heart
That was born
Within
Love...
A prayer
From the soul
That shivers
Within
The frame
Of bones.
Let me
Tell you
About this
Life...
It breathes
In quiet
Strife!
It loves
And defends
It laughs
Even when
Sad...
This breath
Is precious
Above all
Else...
A priceless
Treasure
It is
A rare ray
Of endless
Energy!
What is it
Called, you
Might ask
Why, it is
A Mother
I pen about...!
In reverence
I say the name
My guide
My light
Best friend
Even though
We sometimes
Fight.
In difference of
Opinion
She is
The sense
Quiet fortitude
In times
Turbulent!
Mother
I sought
A gift
For you
But nothing
Came close
To the measure
Of love
That for you
I feel
So I penned
These verses
To speak my
Gift.
Hope you like
It!
Love and hugs
Heart of your
Heart!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
A REQUEST TO TIME
Time, please
Stop
Ticking
Halt your
Fleeting moments...
It does no
One
Any good
Your speed
Riding
The day
Like a racing
Fool!
I sit and stare
Sometimes
Seeing the expressions
On the clock face
Change...
It leaves me cold
Afraid...
Frightened of
What will be
When
Time does strike
Me a raw cruel
Deal...
Will I agree
Ot will I fight
Back?
Again,
Time alone
Knows that!
Fascinatingly wicked
You have been
Since we came
To be
You and me...
I do have
Delightful moments
But they tick by
Too fast.
Time, all I ask
Is let me
Live
The joy
Longer
Don't fly by!
You are
Time
And none
Can stop
You
From running
AwY
With every
Hour of the
Day...
Like a lover
You steal
Moments!
Time
Please slow down
In your
Going
Let me enjoy
Moments worth
Living!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
CALL FOR PEACE
Where is love
When it's need
Most?
What of friendship
And tolerance?
What has gone
Wrong with our
World
Hiding in shadows
Of intolerance,
Indifference?
I sit here
And i wonder...
I ponder
,our world
Amid manmade
Disasters!
It makes
My heart cry
So my mind
Cannot express
My feels...
Do you know
What its like
To want to say
So much
But be trapped
Into silence
By a wailing heart?
Wake up
Leaders
The ones in
Power
Enough of warring
And scarring
Humanity
It's now
Peace's hour!
Let see reign
Long and true
That our hearts
Yours and mine
Beat in contended
Solace...
Give Peace
Her time
To rule and heal
Our broken
World!
FREDERIKA MENEZES
